The ISL`s first phase of ambitious grassroots development program for its clubs` concluded here during the day with over 100 children participating in the festival.

Vijayan said such festivals would prove beneficial for Indian soccer. "These workshops can help us unearth talent."

The three-day Grassroots Workshop was organised with the aim of educating and training the ISL Clubs` appointed grassroots development officers in both theoretical as well as practical aspects of different age group training.

In all 26 such grassroots development officers participated in the three-day workshop, conducted by Piet Hubers, UEFA Grassroots Expert from the Netherlands who was present here as a special invitee along with Scott O`Donell, technical director - academies and director, coach education at AIFF.

Asked whether Indian football can move forward if it followed the Dutch model, Hubers said: "It may be good for Indian soccer. But success depends on how you cope with it."